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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2002
Applicant:
Niels Krebs, Brondby, DK;
Inventor:
Niels Krebs, Brondby, DK;
Assignee:
Force Technology, Brondby, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/08 (2006.01); A61L 2/00 (2006.01); A62B 7/08 (2006.01); B06B 1/00 (2006.01); B08B 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and an apparatus in form of a disinfecting apparatus comprising a steam device for combating germs on the surface of products, in particular of food products. The apparatus employs a combination of steam and ultrasound to kill germs on the surface of a product which is conveyed past the steam device. Pressurized steam is fed through a steam passage to an opening conveying the steam to a cavity, in which the steam is made to oscillate at a ultrasonic frequency. The oscillations in the steam prevent the steam from heating the products excessively, while germs presents on the surface of the products are heated and killed.